How to Replace Safely Harmonic Balancer Crank Pulley 2001-11 Ford Ranger
Created on: 2017-01-10
This video shows how to access and replace the harmonic balancer pulley with a harmonic balancer puller on the 01-11 Ford Ranger
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step 1 :Disconnecting the Battery
- Locate and get familiar with the serpentine belt diagram
- Disconnect the negative terminal with a 10mm wrench
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step 2 :Removing the Intake Tube
- Remove the Phillips head screws from the top of the throttle body cover
- Remove the 7mm bolt in the back of the throttle body cover
- Remove the engine cover
- Loosen the two intake tube hose clamps with a flat blade screwdriver
- Pry the intake tube off
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step 3 :Removing the Radiator Fan Shroud
- Insert the 3/8 inch drive ratchet into the tensioner
- Turn the tensioner clockwise to tighten the belt
- Remove the two 10mm bolts on the water pump pulley
- Remove the 36mm fan clutch nut
- Remove the two 10mm bolts atop the fan shroud
- Remove the fan and shroud together
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step 4 :Removing the Starter
- Remove the 13mm nut securing the ground
- Remove the ground strap
- Pop off the red cap
- Remove the 13mm at the top of the starter solenoid
- Remove the 10mm nut securing the signal
- Remove the signal and main power starter grounds off of their studs
- Remove the 13mm bolt at the top of the starter
- Remove the 13mm bolt at the bottom of the starter
- Pull back and remove the starter
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step 5 :Removing the Harmonic Balancer Bolt
- Remove the four 10mm bolts securing the plastic cover underneath the radiator
- Pry out the push pins with a flat blade screwdriver
- Pull the cover down and out
- Brace off of the differential with a pry bar into the one of the teeth
- Rotate the bolt on the harmonic balancer counterclockwise
- Spin the bolt halfway out by hand
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step 6 :Removing the Serpentine Belt
- Familiarize yourself with the route of the serpentine belt
- Insert the 3/8 inch drive ratchet into the tensioner
- Turn the tensioner clockwise to loosen the belt
- Pull the belt off the alternator
- Release the tensioner
- Remove the belt
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step 7 :Removing the Harmonic Balancer
- Insert the harmonic balancer puller into the two threaded holes on the balancer pulley
- Tighten the puller against the bolt with a 19mm wrench
- Release the balancer from its splines
- Remove the puller
- Remove the balancer
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step 8 :Installing the Harmonic Balancer
- Line up the groove on the inside of the harmonic balancer with the key way on the crankshaft
- Slide the balancer on as far as possible
- Use the longer bolt from the puller to install the pulley
- Tighten the 19mm center bolt to the pulley
- Secure the flywheel teeth with a long pry bar
- Tighten the 19mm center bolt to 37 foot-pounds
- Add 90 degrees of torque
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step 9 :Reinstalling the Starter
- Lift the starter up into place
- Place the largest wire on the top terminal and secure it with a 13mm nut
- Place the wire on the side terminal and secure it with a 10mm nut
- Tighten the bolts to the wires
- Install the signal wire and its 10mm nut
- Reinstall the red cover
- Install the 13mm bolt at the top
- Install the lower 13mm bolt
- Reinstall the ground wire
- Tighten the 13mm nut to the ground wire
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step 10 :Reinstalling the Serpentine Belt
- Loop the belt around the crank pulley
- Bring it over the water pump
- Bring it under the A/C Pulley
- Bring it over the power steering pulley
- Try to bring it under the idler pulley
- Bring it around the belt tensioner
- Pull the tensioner clockwise with the 3/8 inch ratchet
- Pull the belt over the idler pulley
- Inspect that the belt is fully on the pulleys
- Release the tensioner
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step 11 :Installing the Radiator Fan Shroud
- Insert the fan shroud into place
- Turn the 36mm nut a couple of threads and hand tighten it
- Reinstall the two 10mm bolts atop the fan shroud
- Insert the 3/8 inch drive ratchet into the tensioner
- Turn the tensioner clockwise to tighten the belt
- Tighten the fan clutch nut
- Tighten the two 10mm bolts to the water pump pulley
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step 12 :Installing the Intake Tube
- Insert the air box into place
- Connect the MAF sensor
- Connect the breather tube
- Insert the intake tube to the throttle body and the air box
- Tighten the two hose clamps with a flat blade screwdriver
- Insert the engine cover
- Tighten the Phillips head screws to the throttle body cover
- Tighten the 7mm bolt to the throttle body cover
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step 13 :Reconnecting the Battery
- Reconnect the negative terminal
- Tighten the 10mm negative battery terminal
- Reinstall the bottom radiator cover
- Press in the push pins to the cover
- Tighten the four 10mm bolts to the cover
Tools needed
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Torque Wrench
Channel-Lock Pliers
Pry Bar
Jack Stands
Complete Metric Wrench Set
3/8 Inch Drive Ratchet
3/8 Inch Breaker Bar
1/4 Inch Ratchet
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Harmonic Balancer Puller
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Floor Jack
Complete Metric Socket Set
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In this video, we're going to be working with our 2001 Ford Ranger 4.0 V6. We're going to show you how to remove, inspect and either reinstall or replace your Serpentine accessory belt. If you like this information, please click subscribe. We have a ton more information on this truck as well as many other makes and models. If you want these parts for your vehicle, they're available from 1AAuto.com.
Here are the items you'll need for this repair: 7mm, 10mm, 13mm sockets, ratchet, socket extension, 3/8 drive ratchet, Phillips screwdriver, flat blade screwdriver
Before removing any components of the serpentine belt, be sure to check that your vehicle has a belt diagram somewhere on it. Ours is still present on the upper radiator support, but you may also find them under the hood or in your owner's manual. If you don't have one available, simply look at the belt and the path around the pulleys, and draw yourself a little diagram of where everything goes to ensure that everything is installed correctly and turns in the correct direction.
We're going to disconnect our battery for safety to make sure that our engine can't turn over while we have our hands inside of the belt, because all those components will move if the engine cranks. The battery is located on the front driver side of the engine bay on this truck. We're going to use a 10mm socket and ratchet, or you can use a wrench to remove the clamp on the ground side of the battery.
Loosen the clamp, wiggle it off of the terminal, and tuck it somewhere down to the side where it won't accidentally come back and complete the circuit. We're going to remove this cover over the throttle body. Use a small Phillip's head screwdriver to remove these two screws, and a 7 millimeter socket and ratchet for the bolt in the back. Remove the cover from the intake.
We're going to use a flat blade screwdriver to loosen these two screw type clamps on our intake tube. Then wiggle the tube off of the MAF sensor and the throttle body, and remove it from the vehicle. You'll also have to remove this breather line from the back, so we'll remove the intake tube from the throttle body, and the MAF. Pull it straight off the breather, and remove it from the vehicle.
Your serpentine belt tensioner is located on the passenger side of the engine just below the alternator. At the bottom, there's a 3/8ths square drive, which we'll use the end of a 3/8ths drive ratchet for. Install it into the drive the same way you would install a socket onto to the ratchet, and pivot counterclockwise to remove tension. We'll then remove our belt. You can work it all off from one side. Carefully remove your pressure against the belt tensioner to be sure that the ratchet isn't going to get stuck against anything or that your hand won't be caught in between. Remove the ratchet. Finish removing your Serpentine belt from the vehicle.
Turn your belt inside out and inspect the ribbed side for any cracking, dry rot, any kinds of tears or burnt-looking rubber. If you have anything that looks like that, you should be replacing your belt. Ours looks okay, so we can reinstall it and get some more mileage out of it. We're going to loop our belt here, feed it down, and hook it around the crank shaft to start. We're coming in from the passenger side here, because that's how it's going to be easiest to route our belt. Once we're hooked around the crank, we'll run the smooth part of our belt over the water pump to the driver side. We'll go under our A/C compressor at the far end.
Be sure that that's seated in fully. We'll go over our power steering pump at the top here. We'll run the other side of the belt coming off of our crank around the tensioner. That's from underneath so the ribbed part will also be touching the tensioner the same way it comes out from under the crank. The ribbed portion will go again over the top of our alternator.
Now, when we release tension, we can push down in the middle and go underneath our smooth idler pulley. We'll reinstall our ratchet into the tensioner, turn it counterclockwise again, try to get as much swing here so we can pull it over pretty far. Go underneath the smooth pulley. Inspect one more time for proper belt path and that you are not hooked on the edge of any pulleys. Release the tension and your belt's on.
Reinstall the breather line in both ends of the intake tube to the throttle body and the air box. Tighten down the clamps with a flat blade screwdriver. Reinstall the engine cover and we'll tighten down the front two screws with a Phillips head screwdriver and the rear with a 7mm socket. Reconnect the negative terminal, tighten the clamp back up with a 10mm socket and ratchet or a wrench. Ensure your connection is tight and you're ready to go.
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